jpdb beta

tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister

3

eye of a typhoon; eye of a tropical cyclone; person (or thing) at the center of a turbulent situation (who triggers change or movement)

1

to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down

2

to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back (at); to retort

1

to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back

1

to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum

2

gust (of wind); blast

1

cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind; mythical weasel-like creatures riding on whirlwinds and inflicting sharp, painless wounds

1

wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza

1

thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill

1

to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged

2

nimbly; lightly

1

to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to

1

to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away

1

participation; joining; entry

1

rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...

1

firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away

1

shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering

1

praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause

3

to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)

3

poof

1

to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder

3

winner; victor; conqueror

1

winner; victor

1

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

2

to make a serious effort

1

to experience

2

to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)

4

training; drill; practice; discipline

3

loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness

3

foolishness; silliness; stupid conduct; idiotic behavior

6

spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful

1

(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup; hane (move)

1

to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

5

the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)

9

very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

5

as soon as; right after

2

various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)

3

being off guard; being defenseless

3

(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier

1

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

1

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

9

chink in the armor (armour)

2

below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after

8

thought; consideration; thinking

1

to dilute; to water down; to thin; to soften (e.g. a statement, impression, etc.); to weaken (e.g. an effect); to tone down

1

getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate

1

posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance

5

evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)

3

to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

1